Banging breakfasts

Breakfast is by far my favourite meal of the day and pre diet revolution I was a fry up fiend. Given the unbelievable breakfast offering at my work canteen, I was regularly consuming eggs, bacon, sausage, beans and hash browns (oh godddd it was so good!). It was my utter guilty pleasure.The only thing I love more than breakfast is brunch. Get me eggs benedict, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and a well ingredient-ed omelette and I am on happy girl.
So when I started my new diet, I had to find ways to satisfy my breakfast obsession. I’m going to share with you three of my favourite recipes – the vegetarian fry up and two blissful smoothie bowls. God bless the smoothie bowl!!The clean fry upThis recipe is vegetarian, gluten free and dairy free.Ingredients (Serves 1)
Handful of cherry tomatoes
One gluten free bagel/muffin
One egg (or two if you’re hungry!)
One avocado
Handful of kale
Hanful of chesnut mushrooms
One garlic clove
Olive oilMethod
Start by peeling your avocado from the skin and mashing – put this to one side. Then slice up your cherry tomatoes and mushrooms and shred your kale from the stalks. Finely chop a clove of garlic.
Fill a saucepan of water and put it on the hob to simmer. This is for your poached egg – so don’t let it boil!
Take a fresh egg and pour it into a cup or ramekin, so the White of the egg swirls around the yolk.
Whilst your water warms up, add a glug of olive oil to a frying pan on a medium heat. Allow the oil to warm, before adding your chopped garlic.
Now your water should be simmering at a steady level (turn the heat down if needed to prevent boiling). Pour your egg into the water and put 3 minutes on your timer.
Now add the cherry tomatoes, kale and mushrooms to the garlic and oil mix in your frying pan. Lightly sauté.
Pop your muffin or bagel in the toaster. After three minutes your egg and tomato/kale/mushroom mix should be done! Take all off the heat.
Top your toasted muffin with the avocado, and use a slotted spoon to ease your poached egg out of the water. Put this on top of your avo muffin.
Serve with the garlic-y mushroom, kale and cherry tomatoes. YUMMMMMMM!The very berry smoothie bowl
I only discovered the smoothie bowl post liquid diet and I genuinely found it revolutionary. I am a huge fan of smoothies, but often don’t find them filling enough. I also love crunchy granola and fruit salad, but often find them dry or plain now I can’t have yogurt. The smoothie bowl combines all these elements and makes an extremely filling breakfast. The trick is to make a thick smoothie and to balance the heaviest ingredients on top, to create a pretty pattern (not that this is essential for taste.. but it looks nice!) The best part is also that you can basically put WHATEVER YOU want on it – possibilities are endless. Here are two of my favourite combos.Ingredients (Serves 1)This recipe is gluten free, dairy free and vegan.For the smoothie:
300 ml almond milk
Large handful of frozen berries (bag from supermarket)
One banana
HoneyFor the toppings: Kiwi, gluten free granola, physalis and blueberries.Method
This is so super simple. Whizz up your smoothie ingredients in a blender (I swear by my Nutribullet). Slice up your kiwi into medium slices. Pour your smoothie into a shallow ish bowl (not necessary – but helps with toppings sinking!). Arrange your toppings on top – sliced kiwi on the edge as it is the heaviest, follow up the sharp physalis, the crunchy granola and the blueberries. The best thing about this smoothie bowl is the combo of flavours and textures. A total winner!The tropical smoothie bowl
This smoothie bowl will make you feel like you’ve done a one stop shop to the Caribbean! You’ll notice it uses many of the same ingredients as before – showing it is easy to make smoothie bowls on a budget by mixing and matching, whilst still creating new flavours.Ingredients (Serves 1)This recipe is gluten free, dairy free and vegan.For the smoothie: 300ml almond milk
One banana
Large handful of frozen mango
One kiwi
Tbspn honeyFor the toppings: strawberries, physalis, blueberries, gluten free granola and desiccated coconut.Method: Same as above! Whizz together and arrange toppings on top of the smoothie. Start with heaviest on the outside and enjoy the gorgeous kiwi/mango smoothie with a taste of Caribbean coconut!
Let me know what you think!